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MARKETS REGULATION 11:36pm

Vote looms on Dodd-Frank swaps rules

CFTC vote on derivative trading regulations set for May 16

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G20 reforms: the timetable for Europe

The expected timetable for the passage of the Mifid and Emir legislation in Europe

MARKETS REGULATION 6:14pm

BATS Europe given UK exchange status

Full exchange status from UK regulators from May 20

From COMPANIES 12:03am

Trading volumes aid Tullett Prebon

Interdealer broker’s shares up almost 5%

CLEARING & SETTLEMENT 2:23pm

Clearing plan for OTC equity trades

Proposal would match trades in real-time

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German companies weigh in against Tobin tax

Exporters voice concern over Brussels plan

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Stock exchanges: Sound of overtures in Warsaw and Vienna

Competition from more liquid western markets has led to warmer relations between central Europe’s two largest bourses, writes Jan Cienski

Central and eastern Europe Region to outpace west
Russia State duopoly maintains its grip

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Computer fraud surveillance

Dark pools need clampdowns on attempts to manipulate them, says Matthew Coupe of Nice Actimize

EXCHANGES CONSOLIDATION May 8, 2013

GFI snaps up brokers from Phoenix Partners

Move further consolidates the interdealer broking industry

DEVELOPING MARKETS & ASIA May 8, 2013

China brokers ramp up prop trading

Profits rising despite the practice being outlawed in the US

MARKETS REGULATION May 7, 2013

Pension fund sues banks over CDS ‘dominance’

Latest body to question financial institutions’ influence over $27tn market

TRADING TECHNOLOGY May 6, 2013

Cornwall beach buoys London’s status

Transatlantic submarine cables help give advantage to the City

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Exchanges seek limits on dark trading

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